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Inventions Of The Industrial Revolution
Camborne Trevithick Day
April festival of free street entertainment celebrating the inventor, Richard
Trevithick. Includes attractions, dance routes, short biography and photographs.
Boomtown
Review by Jakob Paulsen. Rating 9/10. "Victoria is the best Paradox game to date:
it’s bigger, smarter and more fun than Europa Universalis II, ...
The Great Cotton-Rag Myth
Short article about the controversy over what natural fibers were traditionally
used in the manufacture of paper. Author: Ellen McCrady.
Glasgow
City in Scotland, known for its university and shipyards. Includes brief history
and excerpts from the works of several authors.
Capital and Labour - The Invention of the Steam-Engine : Watt's ...
Article describing his early life, his work and the funding required to turn the
invention into a commercial proposition .
BBC Factual Programmes
Contains comprehensive listings and descriptions, including air dates and episode
guides.
Television History
General television & broadcasting history, with focus on the inventors and innovations.
History of Technology and Work
Comprehensive article on the causes, effects, cultural origins and consequences
of the Industrial Revolution, as it began in the English textile industry.
The Evolution of the Helicopter.
Provides a complete history of helicopter evolution up to current day. By a
student at Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences.
BBC - History - Industrialisation
Feature article on the recent discoveries and experiments which have shed new
light on the mystery of how the Iron Bridge was built.
Inventors: George Washington Carver
Introduction to the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver.
Connecticut Inventors
Article by Robert Asher, presented by the Connecticut Humanities Council.
Ancient Greek Science and Technology
Discusses early inventions, such as calculating devices, machines using gears,
steam engines, war technology, and town planning. Some mathematicians included ...
The Maine Memory Network is Maine's online archive, museum, and ...
Maine historical documents, history, and images.
Leeds
An account of the development and history of Leeds from the 18th century to the 20th.
Democracy In The Third World--Destructive Egalitarian Myth
Argues against democracy in states without a dominant middle class and that
egalitarian policies stifle human progress.
Diaper History
Overview of the history of baby diapers in ancient cultures, and the development
of the modern disposable versions. Author: Carlos Richer.
The English Revolution 1640 by Christopher Hill
Online version of the book published in 1940.
Industrial Revolution
A slideshow presentation on the Industrial Revolution, including a look at
inventions, labor laws, and socialism.
handlooms.com - textile information
Extensive article about the history and evolution of the textile industry from
pre-historical times to the present. Also, descriptions and classification of ...
A short history of machine tools. No two countries were more ...
Suggests that Great Britain and America were chiefly responsible for the Industrial
Revolution.
CNN - First Chapter: 'Robot' - January 6, 1999
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THE REVOLUTIONS OF 1848
Background notes from a class on western civilization.
Stephie Smith's Writing Resources
Writing Resources of English Society - 17th & 18th Century.
Abraham Gesner Saved the Whales
Who really saved the whales? Abraham Gesner did, by inventing kerosene. This single
page is an exposition by James S. Robbins of changing technology and ...
Encyclopaedia of British History: Textile Industry
Comprehensive collection of articles on inventions, inventors and entrepreneurs
in the British textile industry of the 18th and 19th centuries.
French History Timeline
Chronological highlights, with links and photographs for major people, topics,
and events.
Pennsylvania History - The Real Story
Spoof of the history of the Commonwealth of PA. Misinformation by and for the
uninformed. Learn some real history from the links.
Deb's Historical Research Page
Online resources for writers of historical fiction.
Lesson Plans
These classroom lessons show that dramatic socio-economic change in Lowland
Scotland had significant impact on the development of rural Scottish communities in ...
IN SEARCH OF A COMMON RATIONALE FOR COMPUTER ETHICS
University of Notre Dame. Paper presented in the Third Annual Computer Ethics
Institute Conference, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 1994.
International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act ...
Congressional testimony by Sheldon Richman of the Cato Institute. Argues that
there is no population problem.
be afraid - DNA's Revenge, Part Two, forecast of scientific/social ...
Provides forecasts of scientific and social developments; tracks cutting edge
technology like nanotechnology and genetics; offers insight into changes in near ...
It'll Never Work!
Negative comments about new scientific and technological ideas.
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